David Willcocks
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David Willcocks was a renowned British choral conductor, organist, and composer, celebrated especially for his influential work with English cathedral and collegiate choirs and his widely used Christmas carol arrangements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Willcocks canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral conductor
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ music educator ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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English cathedral music ⓘ Royal College of Music ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
John Rutter
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Reginald Jacques ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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| dateOfBirth | 1919-12-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-09-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Clifton College
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King's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
King's College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Royal College of Music ⓘ |
| familyName | Willcocks ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christmas carols
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choral music ⓘ church music ⓘ |
| fullName | Sir David Valentine Willcocks ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
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sacred music ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasNotableRole | director of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
English cathedral choir tradition
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performance practice of Christmas carols ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | British Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arrangements of Christmas carols
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work with English cathedral and collegiate choirs ⓘ |
| notableStudent | John Rutter ⓘ |
| notableWork | Carols for Choirs (series) ⓘ |
| occupation |
choral conductor
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composer ⓘ music director ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newquay, Cornwall, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cambridge, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Royal College of Music
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organist and director of music at King's College, Cambridge ⓘ organist of Salisbury Cathedral ⓘ organist of Worcester Cathedral ⓘ |
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